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ПРОЕКТ PROJECT
КЕШЕР KESHER
Zavodskaya
Street 16 Б
,
Zelenograd, 124365,
Telephone
and fax: (095) 537-55-87 e-mail: svetakesher@online.ru
Activities of Project Kesher women’s
groups
within the framework of International Action
«16 days Against Violence»
The Action «16 Days Against Violence» is
conducted all over the world under aegis of the United Nations Organization for
the 15th time. The International Jewish Women’s
organization Project Kesher which this year received accreditation in the UN
committee on women’s rights took active part for the 6th time.
November 25
- International Day for the
Elimination of Violence against Women (according to Resolution of UN General
Assembly, 1981).
December 10
– International Human Rights Day,
the peoples of the entire world celebrate adoption in 1948 of the General Human
Rights Declaration.
These dates emphasize the symbolic link between violence
against women and violation of human rights.
Another date - December
1 – «World AIDS Awareness Day”, also falls into this period of 16 days, what
is as well rather symbolic and extends the topic of the action with the issue
of women’s health.
During 16 days between these
symbolic dates, Project Kesher has united 101 women’s groups of Russia, Ukraine,
Belarus, Moldova, Israel, which, by moving their communities, involving into
cooperation many women’s, human rights organizations, governmental agencies, were
looking for ways to settle the issues of violence against children and women, of
preserving women’s health and health of the society, building a tolerant
society, counteraction to expansion of AIDS, HIV infection, drug addiction.
Within the framework of the Action:
·
101 women’s
groups that participated in the Action involved
into partnership
·
362 different ethnic, non-profit, and governmental organizations;
·
106 meetings were held in the Project Kesher women’s groups;
·
71 meetings were held in the Jewish
communities and other Jewish organizations;
·
94 meetings were held by the women’s group in partnership with non-Jewish organizations;
·
for 102 times the topic of establishment of
non-violent family relations was raised in
universities, schools, training colleges and other general education
institutions, summer schools, in the meetings of youth clubs;
·
51 events of the city and regional level were
conducted by Project Kesher activists within the framework of the Action. These
included round table discussions, conferences,
seminars, manifestations, rallies, wide-scope
surveys and handing out of information and methodological materials in the
streets and squares, creative competitions, hot-lines and «crisis counseling lines». Project Kesher’s
partners in preparation and conducting of these events were international organizations,
representatives of local administration, people’s deputies, ethnic and non-profit
structures, law-enforcement agencies.
For more than 6 years now issues of women’s
life – counteraction to domestic violence, counteraction to all forms of
slavery, women’s health, both physical and psychological, safety
in the streets – are reflected in Project Kesher programs. There
exists and permanently expands a program of social activism of women’s groups which
is directed at reduction of violence in the society, at counteraction to
xenophobia and anti-Semitism, at establishment of inter-ethnic coalitions, women’s
coalitions, at development of tolerant relations.
We are open for cooperation!
Marina Konstantinova,
Project Kesher social
activism program coordinator 8- 0872- 27-25-03
Additional information:
Project Kesher public
relation manager
Yekaterina Borisova
8-095-537-55-87
svetakesher@online.ru or ekaterinakesher@mail.ru